A cup shape is a dynamic morphology of cells and organelles. With the aim of elucidating the formation of the biotic cup-shaped morphology, this study investigated cup-shaped vesicles consisting of an amphiphilic dibl...A cup shape is a dynamic morphology of cells and organelles. With the aim of elucidating the formation of the biotic cup-shaped morphology, this study investigated cup-shaped vesicles consisting of an amphiphilic diblock copolymer from the aspect of synthetic polymer chemistry. Cup-shaped vesicles were obtained by the polymerization-induced self-assembly of poly(methacrylic acid)-block-poly(n-butyl methacrylate-random-methacrylic acid), PMAA-b-P(BMA-r-MAA), in an aqueous methanol solution using the photo nitroxide-mediated controlled/living radical polymerization technique. Field emission scanning electron microscopic observations demonstrated that the cup-shaped vesicles were suddenly formed during the late stage of the polymerization due to the extension of the hydrophobic P(BMA-r-MAA) block chain. During the early stage, the polymerization produced spherical vesicles rather than a cup shape. As the hydrophobic block chain was extended by the polymerization progress, the spherical vesicles reduced the size and were accompanied by the generation of small particles that were attached to the vesicles. The vesicles continued to reduce the size due to further extension of the hydrophobic chain;however, they suddenly grew into cup-shaped vesicles. This growth was accounted for by a change in the critical packing shape of the copolymer due to the hydrophobic chain extension. These findings are helpful for a better understanding of the biotic cup-shaped vesicle formation.展开更多
A full-relaxation optimization of molecule and the Dreiding force field are employed to obtain the geometry parameters and the conformational energy surfaces of meso or racemic dyad of poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) and pol...A full-relaxation optimization of molecule and the Dreiding force field are employed to obtain the geometry parameters and the conformational energy surfaces of meso or racemic dyad of poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) and poly(methacrylic acid) (PMAA). Three different carbonyl-bond orientations of side-groups resulted in the differences in depth of potential wells in their energetic contours for a meso or a racemic dyad. These discrepancies are interpreted as a result of various fine structures corresponding to grid search conformations as well as thereby different interactions. The analysis on the most stable conformations of PMAA confirmed that the ester groups are nearly perpendicular to the plane defined by the two adjacent skeletal bonds but may possibly change their relative orientations to meet the requirement of lower energy during the conformational state transition. For each polymer, two global energy maps of a meso and a racemic dyad were finally constructed from the superposition of energy data for the three kinds of side-group orientations by the Boltzmann factors. From an ensemble average, the proposed scheme with three rotational isomeric states (RIS) allowed us to access the experimentally unperturbed dimensions of PAA chain via the configurational statistical mechanics. Although the calculation was based on the short-range, local interactions, it was interested to note that the experimental characteristic ratios just fell within the range calculated for atactic chains.展开更多
A highly efficient copolymer (methacrylic acid - co - styrene - divinylbenzene) in situ making high-performance liquid chromatographic column was prepared and evaluated. The column efficiency calculated in terms of he...A highly efficient copolymer (methacrylic acid - co - styrene - divinylbenzene) in situ making high-performance liquid chromatographic column was prepared and evaluated. The column efficiency calculated in terms of height equivalent to a theoretical plate was 25 mu m and rapid separations of small molecules such as substituted aromatic hydrocarbons and aromatic acids were achieved within five minutes.展开更多
利用原位生成的聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯种子乳胶模板以及表面活性剂与功能单体间的正负电荷作用,发展了一种可在全水相中"绿色"合成聚甲基丙烯酸(PMAA)基纳米水凝胶的新方法.利用动态光散射法、ζ-电位测定、FTIR和TEM对纳米水凝胶...利用原位生成的聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯种子乳胶模板以及表面活性剂与功能单体间的正负电荷作用,发展了一种可在全水相中"绿色"合成聚甲基丙烯酸(PMAA)基纳米水凝胶的新方法.利用动态光散射法、ζ-电位测定、FTIR和TEM对纳米水凝胶的尺寸及其分布、表面电荷、组成、形态、结构和p H响应行为进行了表征.结果表明,PMAA基纳米水凝胶具有聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯内核和交联聚甲基丙烯酸外壳的核壳结构.当甲基丙烯酸(MAA)的用量由2 m L增至3 m L时,PMAA基纳米水凝胶的尺寸变大.当MAA的用量增加至5 m L时,反应体系中除了生成PMAA基纳米水凝胶外,还生成了PMAA次级粒子.PMAA基纳米水凝胶表现出良好的p H响应性:当介质的p H值由2增加至7时,其流体力学体积扩张了近80倍.展开更多
文摘A cup shape is a dynamic morphology of cells and organelles. With the aim of elucidating the formation of the biotic cup-shaped morphology, this study investigated cup-shaped vesicles consisting of an amphiphilic diblock copolymer from the aspect of synthetic polymer chemistry. Cup-shaped vesicles were obtained by the polymerization-induced self-assembly of poly(methacrylic acid)-block-poly(n-butyl methacrylate-random-methacrylic acid), PMAA-b-P(BMA-r-MAA), in an aqueous methanol solution using the photo nitroxide-mediated controlled/living radical polymerization technique. Field emission scanning electron microscopic observations demonstrated that the cup-shaped vesicles were suddenly formed during the late stage of the polymerization due to the extension of the hydrophobic P(BMA-r-MAA) block chain. During the early stage, the polymerization produced spherical vesicles rather than a cup shape. As the hydrophobic block chain was extended by the polymerization progress, the spherical vesicles reduced the size and were accompanied by the generation of small particles that were attached to the vesicles. The vesicles continued to reduce the size due to further extension of the hydrophobic chain;however, they suddenly grew into cup-shaped vesicles. This growth was accounted for by a change in the critical packing shape of the copolymer due to the hydrophobic chain extension. These findings are helpful for a better understanding of the biotic cup-shaped vesicle formation.
基金This work was supported by the Youth Science Foundation of Acedemia Sinica the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and Polymer Physics Laboratory,Academia Sinica
文摘A full-relaxation optimization of molecule and the Dreiding force field are employed to obtain the geometry parameters and the conformational energy surfaces of meso or racemic dyad of poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) and poly(methacrylic acid) (PMAA). Three different carbonyl-bond orientations of side-groups resulted in the differences in depth of potential wells in their energetic contours for a meso or a racemic dyad. These discrepancies are interpreted as a result of various fine structures corresponding to grid search conformations as well as thereby different interactions. The analysis on the most stable conformations of PMAA confirmed that the ester groups are nearly perpendicular to the plane defined by the two adjacent skeletal bonds but may possibly change their relative orientations to meet the requirement of lower energy during the conformational state transition. For each polymer, two global energy maps of a meso and a racemic dyad were finally constructed from the superposition of energy data for the three kinds of side-group orientations by the Boltzmann factors. From an ensemble average, the proposed scheme with three rotational isomeric states (RIS) allowed us to access the experimentally unperturbed dimensions of PAA chain via the configurational statistical mechanics. Although the calculation was based on the short-range, local interactions, it was interested to note that the experimental characteristic ratios just fell within the range calculated for atactic chains.
文摘A highly efficient copolymer (methacrylic acid - co - styrene - divinylbenzene) in situ making high-performance liquid chromatographic column was prepared and evaluated. The column efficiency calculated in terms of height equivalent to a theoretical plate was 25 mu m and rapid separations of small molecules such as substituted aromatic hydrocarbons and aromatic acids were achieved within five minutes.
文摘利用原位生成的聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯种子乳胶模板以及表面活性剂与功能单体间的正负电荷作用,发展了一种可在全水相中"绿色"合成聚甲基丙烯酸(PMAA)基纳米水凝胶的新方法.利用动态光散射法、ζ-电位测定、FTIR和TEM对纳米水凝胶的尺寸及其分布、表面电荷、组成、形态、结构和p H响应行为进行了表征.结果表明,PMAA基纳米水凝胶具有聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯内核和交联聚甲基丙烯酸外壳的核壳结构.当甲基丙烯酸(MAA)的用量由2 m L增至3 m L时,PMAA基纳米水凝胶的尺寸变大.当MAA的用量增加至5 m L时,反应体系中除了生成PMAA基纳米水凝胶外,还生成了PMAA次级粒子.PMAA基纳米水凝胶表现出良好的p H响应性:当介质的p H值由2增加至7时,其流体力学体积扩张了近80倍.
